| 词组 | unkind |
| 释义 | unkind /ˌʌnˈkaɪnd◂/ adjective treating someone in a way that makes them unhappy or upsetverbsseem unkind It seemed unkind to leave Daisy out, so she was invited too.not mean to be unkind (=not intend to be unkind) I’m sure they did not mean to be unkind.nounsunkind words/comments/remarks She decided to ignore their unkind comments.an unkind thing A lot of unkind things were said.prepositionsunkind to sb Lucy was sorry she had been so unkind to him.unkind about sb/sth The newspapers were very unkind about his wife.THESAURUS: unkind mean especially spokenthing | streak unkind: It was a mean thing to do. | The boss had a mean streak (=an unkind part of his or her character). | Don’t be mean to your sister!Mean or unkind?Mean is more informal and is mainly used in spoken English. Unkind is more formal and is mainly used in written English. nasty especially spokenthing | temper | way very unkind – used especially when someone is deliberately unkind, and seems to enjoy making people unhappy: He said some really nasty things about me. | Be careful – she has a nasty temper. | When they fired her, they did it in a really nasty way. | Why are you being so nasty to him? hurtfulthing | comment | remark hurtful comments and actions make someone upset: Couples sometimes do hurtful things to each other. | Joe couldn’t forget the hurtful things she had said. | His comments were deeply hurtful to me and my family. spitefulremark | attack | look | glee deliberately unkind to someone because you are jealous of them or angry with them: Other girls, jealous of her looks, made spiteful remarks. | He launched a spiteful attack on the other members of the band. | The woman had given him a spiteful look as she was leaving. | She watched them fail with spiteful glee (=spiteful pleasure). maliciousrumour | gossip | allegation | accusation | look | smile | satisfaction | act done because you want to upset, hurt, or cause trouble for someone: Someone had been spreading malicious rumours about him on the internet. | The rest of the family spent their time in repeating malicious gossip about Eugénie's past life. | The rules are designed to protect officers from malicious allegations. | There was a malicious smile on her face (=she was smiling because she was enjoying causing trouble). | The statues were damaged in a malicious act of vandalism. unsympathetic not seeming to care about someone’s problems, and not trying to help them or make them feel better: His parents were very unsympathetic, and told him that he deserved to fail his exam. | Her doctor was unsympathetic to her and told her to pull herself together.Unsympathetic is less common before a noun. hard-heartedman | woman not caring at all about other people’s feelings – used especially when this is part of someone’s character: Real people are being hurt, and only the most hard-hearted man would find this funny. | Was he hard-hearted enough to leave his son in jail overnight?unintentionally unkind inconsiderate not thinking about the effects of your actions on other people, in a way that seems rude: It was inconsiderate of Dan not to say that he would be late. | Drivers were criticized for being inconsiderate to other road users. insensitive not seeming to care about other people’s feelings, so that you may upset them: She seems completely insensitive to the feelings of others. | He later admitted that some of his remarks were insensitive. |
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